Image

Constant Nieuwenhuys-Le Viol, 1974

Photographer

Tom Haartsen

Le Viol

1974
Late period
68,7cm
x 88,5cm
linen
oil paint
Private collection, NL

CID

1104

Le Viol was inspired by the news of the first kidnapping case in the Netherlands in which the kidnapper asked for ransom. The five year old Caroline Pessers from Waalre had been taken by a 19 year old metal worker from Eindhoven. He had demanded 100.000 GLD for her return. The perpetrator later admitted he had strangled Caroline to death in a panick in a old barn in Vessum ten kilometer from her home. The police dug up her body 100 meters from the barn.

    English title

    The Rape

    Alternate titles

    De verkrachting
    2008

    Signed/dated

    Signed and dated Constant '74, center right in red paint

    Provenance

    1974 Constant
    1974 Collection Fanny Kelk
    1978 Private collection, NL
    Tags
    Man
    Sex
    Violence
    Woman

    Frame dimensions

    81,5 x 101,3 x 4,5 cm

    Image

    Constant Nieuwenhuys-Moeder en kind III, 1952

    Photographer

    Tom Haartsen

    Moeder en kind [III]

    1952
    Cobra
    61,0cm
    x 87,9cm
    indian ink
    paper
    Collection unknown

    CID

    1089

      English title

      Mother and Child [III]

      Alternate titles

      Moeder en kind
      1952 Archive entry

      Signed/dated

      Signed and dated Constant '52, top left in pencil

      Provenance

      1952 Constant
      +- 1952 Collection Nellie Riemens, NL (gift)
      2002 Collection heirs Nellie Riemens, NL
      2006 Collection Peter de Swaan, NL (Christie's Amsterdam)
      2018 Collection unknown (Christie's Amsterdam)
      Tags
      Black
      Child
      Mother
      People
      White
      Woman

      Frame dimensions

      84 x 109 cm

      Image

      Constant Nieuwenhuys-La dompteuse, 1981

      Photographer

      Tom Haartsen

      La dompteuse [I]

      1981
      Late period
      73,0cm
      x 70,0cm
      paper
      watercolour
      Collection ProWinko, NL

      CID

      1087

      circa 1981

        English title

        The lion tamer

        Signed/dated

        Signed and titled Constant "La dompteuse", bottom left in black ink on blue/green fond

        Provenance

        Constant
        1983, Herman Kater, Amsterdam [Collection d'Art, Amsterdam]
        2007, Galerie Ferdinand van Dieten-d’Eendt, A'dam [Christie's]
        2007, Max Vorst/Prowinko [Galerie Ferdinand van Dieten-d’Eendt, A'dam]
        Tags
        Animal
        Grey
        Lion
        Orange
        People
        Pink
        Red
        Woman
        Yellow

        Frame dimensions

        100 x 95,8 x 2,8 cm

        Image

        Constant Nieuwenhuys-Portret van mijn moeder, 1938

        Photographer

        Tom Haartsen

        Portret van mijn moeder

        1938
        Early period
        44,1cm
        x 33,5cm
        crayon
        paper
        pencil
        Collection Fondation Constant, NL

        CID

        1027

          English title

          Portrait of My Mother

          Alternate titles

          Portret van mijn moeder
          1938 Archive entry

          Provenance

          1938 Constant
          Collection P. Nieuwenhuys, NL
          2005 Collection Trudy Nieuwenhuys-van der Horst, NL
          2012 Collection Fondation Constant, NL
          Tags
          Family
          Mother
          People
          Portrait
          Woman

          Frame dimensions

          nee

          Image

          Constant Nieuwenhuys-Vrouw en hond, 1949

          Photographer

          Unknown

          Vrouw en hond [II]

          1949
          Cobra
          45,5cm
          x 74,0cm
          linen
          oil paint
          Collection Museum für Aktuelle Kunst, Durbach

          CID

          1007

            English title

            Woman and Dog [II]

            Alternate titles

            Vrouw en hond
            1949 Archive entry

            Signed/dated

            Signed and dated Constant '49, bottom left from center in black on white fond

            Provenance

            1949 Constant
            Collection Karel van Stuyvenberg, NL
            2014 Collection Museum für Aktuelle Kunst, Durbach (Christie's Amsterdam)
            Tags
            Animal
            Black
            Dog
            People
            Red
            White
            Woman

            Frame dimensions

            Unknown

            Image

            Constant Nieuwenhuys-Femme Terrible, 1949

            Photographer

            Tom Haartsen

            La Femme Terrible

            1949
            Cobra
            85,5cm
            x 75,6cm
            linen
            oil paint
            Private collection, NL

            CID

            1006

              English title

              Terrible Woman

              Alternate titles

              La Femme Terrible
              1949 Archive entry

              Signed/dated

              Signed Constant, bottom center in black paint. Dated '49, bottom right in black paint

              Provenance

              1949 Constant
              Collection Har Oudejans, NL
              2014 Private collection, NL (Christie's Amsterdam)
              Tags
              Child
              Heartache
              Love
              Mother
              Woman

              Frame dimensions

              88,3 x 78,3 x 3,9 cm

              Image

              Constant Nieuwenhuys-La Mère Noël, 1983

              Photographer

              Tom Haartsen

              La Mère Noël

              1983
              Late period
              60,0cm
              x 40,0cm
              paper
              watercolour
              Private collection, NL

              CID

              979

                Signed/dated

                Signed and dated Constant '83, bottom left in black pencil

                Provenance

                1983 Constant
                Collection Adèle van Rijckevorsel, NL (gift)
                2017 Collection heirs Adèle van Rijckevorsel, NL
                Tags
                Nude
                Portrait
                Religion
                Woman

                Frame dimensions

                No

                Image

                Constant Nieuwenhuys-Nu couché, 1987

                Photographer

                Tom Haartsen

                Nu couché

                1985
                Late period
                26,5cm
                x 35,5cm
                paper
                watercolour
                Private collection, NL

                CID

                978

                  English title

                  Reclining Nude

                  Signed/dated

                  Signed Constant, bottom left in black watercolor

                  Provenance

                  1985 Constant
                  Collection Adèle van Rijckevorsel, NL (gift)
                  2017 Collection heirs Adèle van Rijckevorsel, NL
                  Tags
                  Beige
                  Black
                  Nude
                  Pink
                  Red
                  Woman

                  Frame dimensions

                  No

                  Image

                  Constant Nieuwenhuys-La belle et la bête, 1982

                  Photographer

                  Tom Haartsen

                  La belle et la bête

                  1982
                  Late period
                  49,0cm
                  x 38,0cm
                  paper
                  watercolour
                  Private collection, NL

                  CID

                  973

                    English title

                    Beauty and the Beast

                    Signed/dated

                    Titled "La belle et la bête", bottom left in pencil. Signed Constant, bottom right in pencil

                    Provenance

                    1982 Constant
                    Collection Adèle van Rijckevorsel
                    1984 Private collection, NL
                    Tags
                    Animal
                    Bear
                    Black
                    Fairy Tales
                    Fantasy creature
                    People
                    Pink
                    Red
                    Woman

                    Frame dimensions

                    60 x 72 x 3 cm

                    Image

                    Constant Nieuwenhuys-La Femme Impérieuse, 1985

                    Photographer

                    Tom Haartsen

                    La femme impérieuse

                    1985
                    Late period
                    46,0cm
                    x 30,0cm
                    paper
                    watercolour
                    Collection unknown

                    CID

                    970

                      English title

                      The Imperious Woman

                      Signed/dated

                      Signed Constant, bottom left in pencil

                      Provenance

                      1985 Constant
                      1986 Collection unknown (Collection d'art)
                      2014 Collection Tom Okker (Veilinghuis Spengen Hilversum)
                      2014 Collection unknown
                      Tags
                      People
                      Portrait
                      Woman

                      Frame dimensions

                      No